1795 Ostrog District Jewish Census

Mel Werbach, M.D., 1795 Ostrog District Census Coordinator

Introduction

This database is a translation of the listings for Jews in the
district of Ostrog in the census books for 1795.
These are the "Revision Lists" (in Russian:
Ревизские
сказки,
"revizskie skazki") of the 5th revision of 1795.
The original records are located in Ostroh, Ukraine, at the local
regional museum — the State Historical and Cultural Trust.
Its official title is translated as “Ostrog Head Tax Record
for 1795”, and is found in book 4437.
The census contains a total of 2,951 names.

The census was conducted by the Russian government only
two years after Ostroh was transferred from Poland to Russia
(as part of the Second Partition of Poland, in 1793).
Therefore, it is not surprising that the left side of each page
is in Russian, while the right side presents essentially the
same data in Polish.
Since each listing was provided in two languages, it was possible
to translate all of the pages that were photographed.
However, at least 3 pages of listings are missing in both languages,
all of which belong to the "Ostrog / Old Town" section (located
between photos #570 and #572, #631 and 633, and #736 and 737).

Area Covered

The areas covered by the Census are listed as follows in the
database. (Note: This is their original order in the
census books). This is the information listed in the
"Town" and "Section" fields of the database.

Ostrog, Old Town: Residents of the Old Town section of the City
of Ostrog which was recently confiscated from the hereditary owner,
Knight Tadeusz Czacki, son of Felix,
due to the rebellion that emerged in Poland.

Ostrog, Old Town, etc.: Residents of the Old Town section of the City
of Ostrog belonging to Knight Antoni Jablonowski, son of Stanislaw,
and to Princes Jozef and Stanislaw Jablonowski; also the
Jewish residents of the New Town section of the City of Ostrog
and the farmsteads belonging to the New Town and the villages in
the County of Izyaslav, Doctocz [sp?] Villa, Zavady and Karpilovka,
and the village of Zakoty in the County of Izyaslav.

Ostrog, Old Town – Jurydyka: Residents of the Jurydyka part
of the Old Town Section of the City of Ostrog, belonging to
Prince Prus-Jablonowski.

Ostrog, New Town: Residents of the Old Town section of the
City of Ostrog belonging to Knight Antoni Jablonowski, son of Stanislaw,
and to Princes Jozef and Stanislaw Jablonowski; along with the
New Town of the City of Ostrog and with farmsteads which belong to
the Old Town, and with the villages in the County of Izyaslav,
Dotocz [sp?] Villa, Zavady and Karpilovka, and the village of Zakoty
in the district of Krzemenets, and currently in the possession of
the Honorable Regent of Belz Tomasz Zakaszewski, son of Jan.

Velboyne

Badowka / Badovka

Netyszyn / Netishin

Moszczanica / Moshchanitsa

Woloskowce / Voloskovtse

Kurhany / Kurgany

Mohylany / Mogilyany

Czerniachow / Chernyakhov

Milatyn / Milyatin

Siiance / Syeyantse

Ulaszanowka / Ulashanovka

Wolka / Vulka

Ubelce / Ubeltse

Braniow / Braniov

Paszuki / Pashuki

Naraiowka / Naraiovka

Bludow / Bludov

Witkowo / Vitkovo

Tudorow / Tudorov

Kurozwany / Kurozvany

Symonow / Simonov

Zawizow / Zavizov

Bucharow / Bukharov

Michalkowce / Mikhalkovtse

Baszany / Bashany

Uholce / Ugoltse

Buhryn / Bugrin

Pruski

Podliski

Monastyrek / Monastirek

Dorobuz / Dorobuzh

Podolany / Podalyany

Nowostawce / Novostavtse

Tomachow / Tomakhuv

Wielchor / Velegor

Kolesniki

Stadniki

Zazulince / Zazulintse

Brodow / Brodov

Chorow / Khorov

Rozwaz / Rozvazh

Zawidow / Zavidov

Nowomalin / Novomalin

Derewiancze / Derevyanche

Bilaszow / Bielashuv

Hrozow / Grozov

Toczywiki / Tocheviki

Pilipy

Wirszchow / Vershkhov

Hryniacze / Khrynyache

Ozynin / Ozhenin

Nowosiolki / Novoselki

Kraiow / Kraiov

Korostowa / Korostova

Mizoczyk / Mizochik

Lebedi

Kamionka / Kamenka

Dorohoszcz / Dorogoshch

Chotyn / Khotyn

Maydan / Maidan

Pluzne / Pluzhne

Miedzyrzyc Ostrogski: Residents of the town of Miedzyrzyc Ostrogski
previously belonging to the Honorable Starost of Novogrod and
Knight of Polish orders Tadeusz Czacki, son of Felix; and
confiscated due to the rebellion.

Miedzyrzyc Ostrogski (listed as Miedzyrzyc – Franciscan):
Residents of the section of the town of Miedzyrzyc Ostrogski
belonging to the monastery of the Catholic Order of St. Francis.

Hoszcza / Goshcha

Tesow / Tesov

Chrynow / Khrinov

Duliby

Mankowo / Mankovo

Krasnosiele

Czudnica / Chudnitsa

Mniszyn / Mnishin

Horbakow / Gorbakov

Szkarow / Shkarov

Rasniki

Terentiow / Terentiov

Swietojance / Sventoyantsy

Inn from Staszowka to Hoszcza

Annopol

Use of Surnames

With a single exception, there are no surnames listed this
census. This is not unusual for this period, since
fixed hereditary surnames were not required for Jews in the
Russian Empire until the early ninteenth century.
Jews were identified by the first names (given names) and
their patronymic (their father's given name).
For more information about patronymics,
click here.

Although Jews frequently had more than one given name, the
listings in this census are usually limited to a single given name,
along with the patronymic (fatherís given name).
The head of each household is listed first, followed by family members.
Ages and occupations are listed, and additional notes are frequent.

Since it is often difficult to identify an ancestor without the
help of a surname, a useful aid in identification is to combine the
information provided in this census with information gathered from
a subsequent Revision List (1834) census, by which time surnames were
routinely used by Jews in official records.
Unfortunately, the museum does not have any records of the 1834 census
and, furthermore, does not know where they are located.
However, they do have possession of the ninth (1850) and tenth (1858)
Revision Lists for Ostrog.

Therefore, the best way to search this database is by using the
"GivenName" search option.

Database Fields

While most of the data fields are self-explanatory, a few deserve
further explanation:

Year / Month / Day —
The date on which the census was taken.

Town / Section —
The town name (most often "Ostrog"), and any sub-section of town,
as enumerated above, under "Area Covered".

House —
The house number.

Surname — in Russian and Polish.

Given Name — in Russian and Polish.

Patronymic — in Russian and Polish.

Patronymic Root —
the given name from which the patronymic is derived —
in Russian and Polish.

Relationship —
relation of the individual to the head of the household.

Photo —
These are the numbers of the photographs from which the
database is derived. The photographer, in an attempt to
obtain images which were as clear as possible, sometimes took
more than multiple photos of a page.
The clearest photo of each page was selected;
thus missing photos do not usually indicate missing pages;
instead they usually indicate that a page was photographed
more than once.

Acknowledgements

The translator worked from photographs of the original pages.
These photographs were generously donated by Allan Dolgow, who
arranged for them to be taken at the Ostrog State Historical and
Cultural Trust.
(The Ostrog Museum is located at 5 Academicheskaya Street,
265620 Ostroh, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine.)
In addition, a number of financial contributors made the translation
possible.